Antidepressants utilization among elderly in Lombardy from 2000 to 2007: Dispensing trends and appropriateness

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1077-1083

  Parabiaghi, Alberto ^a   Franchi, Carlotta ^a   Tettamanti, Mauro ^a   Barbato, Angelo ^a   D'Avanzo, Barbara ^a   Fortino, Ida ^b   Bortolotti, Angela ^b   Merlino, Luca ^b   Nobili, Alessandro ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Regional Health Ministry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Appropriateness; Dispensation database; Elderly; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREND STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PHARMACIES; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80054745657     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1054-z     Document Type: Article

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